Add-on to Dan's piece
Just as an added note to Dan’s piece, I would like to remind people that impeachment is NOT the legislative equivalent of a nuclear weapon. It is a part of the constitutional process.
Congress was designed to be slow and clunky on purpose. And the Senate was designed to be slower and clunkier than the House. The business of creating law needs to be a calm and deliberative process. Congresspeople can aften be loud and obnoxious, but Congress as a whole steers like a cow - and again that is intentional.
We as a country need a strong and nimble executive, which is why the executive check on Congress - the veto - is a strong and decisive act. And when you think about it, the veto is an amazingly powerful thing.
Likewise, the constitutional check on the executive branch (and judicial branch for that matter) works in a slow and clunky legislative way. But it does NOT constitute a crisis of government, it is part of the process.
It’s no secret that I don’t care for Cheney. Or Gonzalez. Or Bush. But you know what? I respect the fact that they were fairly elected to their offices. The IMPORTANT thing is that our executive leaders follow the law. An impeachment would be a tough fight - but if Cheney and Gonzalez would start submitting to Congressional oversight and otherwise following the Constitution, there is no way that that impeachment would stand.
And that’s really what I want. Not to be punitive, but to restore order and dignity (and above all - executive restraint) to our government.
So don’t fear the “i” word. It’s part of the process!
Mark
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